stratification

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This influx of freshwater freshened the surface ocean, strengthening vertical stratification and preventing cold surface water from mixing downward.

From Science Daily

This interplay is governed by the layering, or stratification, of different water masses and by the strength of ocean currents.

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Peggy and William’s relationship overcomes social barriers having to do with class disparity and internalized racist stratification within the East Coast’s Black elite.

From Salon

The stratification that normally occurs at the end of September was stable.

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Such risk stratification could help to offer further early detection tests to those people who would benefit most.

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